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LEAK: EU Commission mulls options for boosting R&D in dual-use technologies
The European Commission will propose several options for promoting research and development (R&D) related to technologies with dual-use potential, namely, those that can be used for both civil and military purposes, such as drones and satellites.
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Kazakhstan and EU should seek new opportunities for a stronger partnership
Aidos Sarym, a member of the Kazakhstan parliament, analyses the recently adopted European Parliament resolution “EU Strategy on Central Asia: New Opportunities for a Stronger Partnership”.
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Von der Leyen will start strategic dialogue with food sector on 25 January
Thirty European food chain organisations covering the entire chain have received an official invitation for a strategic dialogue with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 25 January, industry sources told Euractiv.
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French influencer law’s alignment with EU rules ‘not a problem’, leading MP says
France's 'influencer law' is designed to target those from outside the European Union; therefore, aligning the law with EU rules will not be a problem, Stéphane Vojetta, the rapporteur of the law, told Euractiv.
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EU countries share case studies on fighting child sexual abuse material
An EU Council document about case studies illustrating the implementation of the regulation aiming to prevent online child sexual abuse material gives examples of how reports of such material were handled by member states.
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The Brief – Macron: A disappointing performance
Like many others, I watched French President Emmanuel Macron speaking to the press on Wednesday (16 January), and I was among those disappointed, but not surprised.
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EU elections campaign: Which parties have their act together?
The Pandora's box of the EU elections is already wide open and raging and, with less than six months to go before a key vote that seems set to see the continent make an unprecedented lurch to the far-right, EU political forces are well underway in their preparations
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EU election: German liberals to compete with conservatives on anti-bureaucracy platform
The German liberal party, the FDP, is pushing to cut red tape at the EU level in its campaign for the European elections, rivalling the conservative CDU/CSU (EPP) which wants to move Europe "from the Green Deal to an Economic Deal”.
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Closer China-EU Partnership: Adding Positive Energy to a Turbulent World [Promoted content]
2023 was a year of great significance for China and the European Union. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of comprehensive strategic partnership. And leaders from the two sides had first face-to-face Summit in three years, setting a new direction for the bilateral relationship.
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Deal reached to boost number of zero-emission trucks and buses on EU roads
EU countries and the European Parliament reached an agreement on Thursday (18 January) on new rules tightening CO2 limits on heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), paving the way for a significant increase in the number of clean trucks and buses across the bloc.
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Could Macron’s conservative turn drag EU elections into a national-only campaign?
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to defend a “sovereign Europe” ahead of European elections in June, but his recent conservative turn and willingness to mirror the far-right’s rhetoric on issues of identity and immigration may derail his campaign away from key EU matters.
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Hungary doubles down on Ukraine aid demands
Hungary doubled down on Thursday (18 January) on its demands for EU support to Ukraine to be reviewed annually, effectively reserving itself a veto right, as negotiations between EU member states on the issue continue ahead of a decisive 1 February summit.
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Russia hit by regional unrest over activist sentencing as Putin’s elections near
South-central Russia was hit by a rare wave of civil unrest on Wednesday (17 January) as thousands of protesters gathered to take a stand after a regional court sentenced Fayil Alsynov, an indigenous rights activist for the local Bashkir ethnic group.
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France to lead ‘artillery coalition’ for Ukraine
France will take charge of steering an ammunition and missile production coalition for Ukraine after it managed to half artillery production times, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday (18 January).
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Think tank launches handbook to ‘depolarise’ EU debate on food and agriculture
Re-Imagine Europa think tank (RIE) has launched a booklet with tips for navigating polarised conversations on the highly contentious topic of the new rules on plants’ gene editing, which is due to be voted on by the Parliament's environment committee on 24 January.
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French cabinet reshuffle: Who will embody France’s energy policy in Brussels?
President Emmanuel Macron's radical decision to scrap Agnès Pannier-Runacher's Energy Transition Ministry leaves open the question of who will drive France's energy policy in Brussels.
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Belgium wants better interoperability in cyber defence, defence minister says
Europe's armed forces that want to cooperate must make sure their cyber-defence technologies and methods are compatible, Belgium's Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder warned on Wednesday (17 January).
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Germany’s last solar panel producer prepares to close shop
Meyer Burger, the last producer of solar modules in Germany, has announced plans to close down and relocate to the US, fuelling political debates on whether the industry deserves long-term state support to ensure its survival.
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Moldova says customs talks with Transnistria separatists ‘difficult’
A senior official of Moldova's pro-European government said on Wednesday (17 January) that his latest talks with the pro-Russian separatist Transnistria region had been "quite difficult" as tension rises in the three-decade-old standoff.
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Fighting intensifies in Ukraine’s east as Russia steps up offensive action
Ukrainian artillery forces fighting near the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut say Russian troops are constantly making offensive assaults as fighting intensifies and Kyiv waits for more military aid from the West.
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